Former Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Joe Biden made a "big mistake" when he did not invite Tesla CEO Elon Musk to an electric vehicle event in 2021.
Significant crowd sizes in major cities like New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles were observed Saturday during "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration.
Millions of Americans gathered together for "No Kings Day" protests across the country on Saturday, with elected leaders also participating in — or lampooning — the marches. About 2,600 demonstrations aimed at criticizing the Trump administration were planned across all 50 states. Protests were held in small towns and major cities, including New York City,...
Vice President Vance on Saturday told the U.S. Marine Corps members gathered at Camp Pendleton in California that they will get paid despite the government shutdown. Vance, appearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and second lady Usha Vance, gave remarks at the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration. "I bring greetings today from our commander in...
In the resignation letter announcing her departure from the Grey Lady in July 2020, opinion journalist Bari Weiss memorably lamented that "Twitter is not on the masthead of the New York Times. But Twitter has become its ultimate editor." What Weiss meant was that the extremely progressive sensibilities of elite social media users — leftist...
Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, clapped back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Monday after she joked about his height and called him a "clown." “Well, we knew that her brain didn’t work,” Miller told Fox News's Laura Ingraham on her show "The Ingraham Angle." “Now we know that her eyes...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has proposed a "1990 test" to replace current military standards with those of 1990, which would exclude women from certain combat roles, despite their proven ability to serve in the military.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that federal workers furloughed during the shutdown should receive back pay, but he also raised the prospect that those payments might not be forthcoming. “I hope that the furloughed workers receive back pay, of course,” Johnson told reporters in the Capitol. “We have some extraordinary Americans who serve the...
If you’ve noticed tiny white specks floating through the air, or sticking to your car, clothes, or porch — you’re not alone. It is probably what experts are calling Hackberry Woolly Aphids.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said on Monday he thinks some Republicans are starting to talk about “breaking away” from President Trump. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Pritzker called on the public to elect members in 2026 “who actually will follow the law and follow the Constitution in the United States...
Chicago's police chief said Monday that more than two dozen officers were impacted by tear gas deployed by federal law enforcement when responding to a shooting over the weekend. Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said 27 officers were "affected" by chemical agents deployed by federal agents during a clash with protesters on Saturday. “When our...
More than a dozen candidates will be on the ballot Tuesday in Tennessee's special primary elections to replace former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), months after the GOP lawmaker stepped down. Green represented voters in the Republican-leaning 7th Congressional District — a region that borders Kentucky and Alabama. He first won the district in 2018 and,...
Taylor Swift says don't expect her to perform at the Super Bowl anytime soon. The popstar suggested during an interview on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon she's not interested in serving as the entertainment on television's biggest night while her fiancée, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is still in the league. “Jay-Z...
Nearly nine in 10 Americans said they think foreign governments will use artificial intelligence (AI) to attack the U.S. in the next two decades, according to a new Gallup poll. Some 87 percent of U.S. adults said it is somewhat or very likely that the technology will be used to target the country, the Monday...
The Hill on Tuesday morning convenes some of the top voices in health care, government and the private sector to look at how health policy has shifted in 2025. The Health Next Summit will pair health care experts and lawmakers with journalists from The Hill to share the latest on the government shutdown — driven...
